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Japan as (Anything but) Number One

By: Jon Woronoff

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Paperback | 1 June 1991

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A full scale examination of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War - the events that led to it, the Cold War aftermath, and the implications for the region and beyond.

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Foreword
Introduction (Appearances Can Be Deceiving)
Welcome To Wonderland	p. 11
Distinguishing Honne From Tatemae	p. 19
Superior Grades
Japanese-Style Management (Fact Or Fiction?)
How It Really Works	p. 29
Not Quite Lifetime Employment	p. 35
Harmony Or Else	p. 39
Less Lovable Than Effective	p. 46
Japanese Companies (The All-Mighty Kaisha)
Company Families	p. 51
The Seven Cs	p. 56
When Better Is Worse	p. 59
Industrial Policy (Promoting And Meddling)
Targeting Techniques	p. 69
Industrial Overkill	p. 74
Satisfactory Grades
Economic Progress (Onward If Not Upward)
No More Growth Hero	p. 81
Good Sectors, Bad Sectors	p. 87
Productive, Not Fruitful	p. 92
Education (What Is Learning?)
World Champion Test-Takers	p. 99
Lower Higher Education	p. 105
Education Or Induction	p. 112
(Almost) Time For Reform	p. 116
Crime (Integrating The Criminal Element)
Japanese Criminals As No. 1	p. 125
Crime? What Crime?	p. 132
Unsatisfactory Grades
Politics (The Japanese Way)
Politicians: Fronting For The System	p. 141
Bureaucrats: Making Things Run	p. 149
Businessmen: Pulling The Strings	p. 156
People: Accepting But Not Approving	p. 163
Society (Discordant Harmonies)
Solidarity Outward, Not Inward	p. 171
Gender, Generation And Other Gaps	p. 179
Meritocracy Or Schoolocracy?	p. 186
Internationalization (Time To Join The World)
Leadership Or Followership	p. 197
The Closed-Country Syndrome	p. 205
The U.S. Connection	p. 210
Inferior Grades
Quality of Life (If You Can Call That Quality)
The "Rich" Japanese	p. 221
All Work And No Play	p. 227
To Make Life Worth Living	p. 234
Amenities (Be It Ever So Humble)
Life In A Rabbit Hutch	p. 243
Glorious Plans And Mirages	p. 252
Welfare (What Is There To Be Entitled To?)
Desperately Seeking Welfare	p. 261
Letting The Future Take Care Of Itself	p. 266
Conclusion (Japan As No. 23, Or 57, Or Whatever)
Learning From Japan...Sometimes	p. 273
Friends--Or Enemies--Of Japan?	p. 279
Containing The Apologists	p. 285
Bibliography	p. 291
Index	p. 295
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